Eric Sanford's MySpace page captioned "Tha General" shows him stuffing a large handgun into his pants. Sanford goes by "Doeboy," an apparent reference to Ice Cube's character in John Singleton's "Boys in the Hood."

Eric Sanford's MySpace page captioned "Tha General" shows him stuffing a large handgun into his pants. Sanford goes by "Doeboy," an apparent reference to Ice Cube's character in John Singleton's "Boys in the

A 25-year-old purported leader of a Seattle street gang is back behind bars on allegations that he fought a police officer inside Garfield High School.

Fresh from federal prison, Eric Sanford is described by prosecutors as again trolling for children near Garfield. Authorities leveled similar allegations against the Seattle man in 2009, when he was sentenced to four years in prison for gun crimes.

Alleging Sanford attacked a police officer who attempted to arrest him at Garfield, King County prosecutors contend Sanford had been recruiting boys outside of Garfield for his gang and girls to work as prostitutes.

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Writing the court, Deputy Prosecutor Stephan Thomas described Sanford as a threat to Seattle’s youth undeterred by his recent stint in federal prison, which ended with his release on July 12.

“The defendant uses Garfield High School as a recruiting ground for young men and young women,” Thomas told the court. “He recruits the young men for gang membership and the young women as prostitutes.”

On Jan. 7, the school resource officer learned Sanford was coming into the school to pick up keys left for him in the office by a student. Having been at Garfield for five years, the officer knew Sanford well and quickly learned Sanford had a warrant issued for his arrest.

Sanford arrived at the school’s front office and the officer moved to arrest him, a Seattle detective said in court documents. A struggle ensued during which Sanford is alleged to have injured the officer as well as a school security guard.

The police officer suffered an injury to his knee, while the school guard reported sore ribs due to the altercation.

Charged with third-degree assault, Sanford could face several years in state prison if convicted. Beyond that, though, the purported assault could mean Sanford will be returning to federal prison.

Sentenced to four years in federal prison in 2009, Sanford remains under U.S. Bureau of Prisons supervision in that case and could be returned to federal lockup if he is found to have violated the conditions of his release.

Sanford ended up facing federal prosecution largely because of his involvement in the Deuce 8.

That gang and other Central District sets have been involved in a long-running feud with gangs tied to South Seattle. At the time, the Deuce 8 was also engaged in a shooting war with the Low Profiles, a smaller breakaway set made up primarily of former Deuce 8 members. The men and boys of the gangs had reduced the Central District neighborhood in which most were raised to what prosecutors described as a "war zone.”

That gang war and the shooting deaths of several children prompted federal prosecutors and local police to target gun-toting gang members, including Sanford.

Sanford was presented by prosecutors as a headman with the Deuce 8, and an unrepentant member who waited across the street from Garfield to recruit children.

Charged federally, Sanford and other alleged gang members indicted through the effort faced substantially longer sentences than they would have received in state court. Sanford was sentenced to a four-year prison term, a year less than the sentence requested by prosecutors.

At sentencing, a tearful Sanford claimed he was the victim of a bad reputation.

Recordings of phone calls made by Sanford while he was lodged at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac captured Sanford discussing those allegations.

On one, Sanford initially complained that he did not claim the children as his. The recipient of the call corrected Sanford, noting that Sanford told Howard that he was "OSC" – gang slang meaning “Out Seeking Crime” – and later joked about the conversation.

Sanford remains confined at King County Jail. He has not yet entered a plea.